A Namibian judge blocked Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah from shutting down the payroll deduction system that lets microlenders like Entrépo Finance pull loan payments straight from government workers' paychecks. Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo said the ministry has to keep accepting new deductions until a full review hearing happens in March, after Entrépo sued, claiming nobody got a chance to push back before the shutdown decision dropped.
The finance ministry wanted to ditch the third-party system run by Avril Payroll Deduction Management and handle everything internally to save around N$11.5 million monthly. Executive director Michael Humavindu argued the current setup with microlenders might be breaking rules anyway, and...
The Judiciary in Namibia tapped Mobile Telecommunications Limited to handle their cloud hosting after a competitive bidding process, and the telecom company will be setting up virtual machines and enterprise-level infrastructure. Deputy executive director Innocent Kandandu said the move is about making court systems run smoothly and getting people better access to legal services through updated tech.
MTC's sales boss, Elton Katangolo, mentioned they're rolling out secure and scalable cloud solutions that should protect sensitive information while helping the courts go digital. The company is pushing the idea that local institutions should be able to get affordable and flexible cloud services without dealing with redundant systems, and...
Malawian cops are trying to figure out how four German Shepherds vanished from the presidential palace after Lazarus Chakwera got voted out back in September. They grabbed Godfrey Jalale, who was deputy chief of staff under Chakwera, and he says he didn't jack the dogs' worth around $2,300. Police got a warrant to search Chakwera's house after someone tipped them off that the missing pups might be there, but they confirmed the ex-president himself hasn't been arrested.
Chakwera's party is claiming the current administration under Peter Mutharika is going after their guy with harassment tactics. Reports say state property got lifted from two different presidential spots in Lilongwe and Blantyre. Mutharika crushed the election at age 85...
Malawi's Scorchers ate dirt at home against Zimbabwe after Ethel Chinyerere banged in two goals before halftime at Bingu National Stadium. Faith Chimzimu got one back for the hosts, but the Mighty Warriors held on for the win despite the crowd getting loud.
Coach Lovemore Fazili subbed in Tabitha Chawinga and a bunch of other starters after the break, and things looked better, but Zimbabwe's keeper Cynthia Shonga kept blocking everything Tabitha threw at her. Fazili said he was happy with how the bench players performed, even though they took the L.
The Scorchers have another crack when they face Zambia's Copper Queens at the same spot, and Zimbabwe will also play Zambia to wrap up the tournament.
The Super League of Malawi is making Mighty Wanderers and Ekhaya FC run it back after their fixture got scrapped before hitting the 75-minute mark at Kamuzu Stadium. Both squads caught suspended fines of MK5 million for botching security and prep work, and the league is going after the refs for ignoring FIFA protocols and SULOM rules.
SULOM also benched their security officer and match coordinator for four games each because they couldn't keep things from falling apart. The replay is happening at the same venue, and everyone involved got official word about what went down and what comes next.
SmartTube devs are freaking out because their signing key got leaked, and both Google and Amazon started nuking the app off Fire TV and Android boxes automatically. The compromised signature means sketchy actors could cook up fake versions that swipe your login info since the OS can't tell legit builds from impostor garbage anymore.
Anyone still running the app should keep using it, but skip any updates until the team drops a fresh build with a clean signature on GitHub. The new release won't overwrite the old one, so you'll have to yeet the busted version manually after installing the replacement. All existing downloads got pulled, and random fix guides are floating around that you should probably ignore.
The Football Legends Association is still about K10 million short of what they need to pull off the Malawi-Zambia legends game, even though some companies have been throwing cash their way. Board member Victor Msowoya said they were shooting for K50 million to cover the match and everything around it, but they've only scraped together K40 million after getting K2 million from Zapamwamba Investments and over K4.5 million from AZJ.
AZJ Construction dropped K2.5 million upfront, and they're dangling another K2 million if Malawi actually wins the thing. They've also got performance bonuses lined up, like K200,000 for keeping a clean sheet and K200,000 per goal scored. Msowoya mentioned the FLA originally wanted over K70 million because...
Information Minister Shadric Namalomba put out a statement explaining what went down at the ex-president's place after cops showed up looking for some missing police dogs. Apparently, they busted someone who said the dogs were chilling at the former leader's house, so officers rolled up asking to search. The ex-president told them to come back with actual paperwork, and they did get a warrant from the court.
Namalomba made it clear the warrant was just for searching the property, not for hauling anyone off to jail. The former president is still at home and hasn't been arrested or detained. The minister basically said people are spinning this whole thing into something it's not, and everyone should chill out with the wild speculation...
The Africa Netball Cup draw paired Malawi's Queens against South Africa at Griffin Saenda Sports Complex, and coach Peace Kalua Chawinga thinks her squad can pull off an upset despite past losses. Eight squads will compete in both men's and women's divisions through round-robin play, with semifinals and finals wrapping things up. Matches kick off as early as 7 a.m., and the venue fits about 5,000 people.
Chawinga says her team has been grinding since June with training camps and practice series in Zimbabwe, mixing veterans with younger players. The coach pointed out that previous matchups against South Africa came down to tight margins, and her crew knows what needs work. Cheap tickets will be available, and organizers are bringing in...
